BBQ with the Bulls
I’m still bummed out about the Chicago Bulls’ 2012 postseason. Summer is here and plenty of barbeque weather. I decided to pick up the tailgate set from Amazon. I’m ready to grill.
HighPoint RocketRaid 2720SGL
I bought the Highpoint Rocketraid 2720SGL raid card for my Windows Home Server 2011 box. From the specs I read it looked great. It supports up to 8 drives, 6Gbps, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, and JBOD, connects to PCI-E 2.0 at x8 speed, and the cost wasn’t too bad at around $160. With…
Speedtest before and after upgrade
I’ve been wanting to upgrade my internet to a faster upload speed. My download speed is fine, it’s the upload I have a problem with. Here’s my speedtest.net result before I upgraded my internet. Here’s the results after the upgrade.
New header images
I’ve been wanting to change the random header images that came with the theme I’m using, but never found the time until a few days ago. I was surprised at how easy it was to modify. All I had to do was create images that were 1000×288 and upload them. I can upload as many…
M350 and HTPC build round 2
If you checked out the last post about my HTPC adventure, I was using a Raidmax tower that uses a 300W PSU. It’s a nice little tower but the fan on the PSU was just too loud for my taste. So I kept looking and finally found a case that may have what I’m looking…
Refurbished Amazon Kindle Fire (BOA–broke on arrival)
Amazon recently had a gold box deal of a refurbished Kindle Fire for $139. I’ve been curious about this device even though I already have an iPad 1 and 2 and Asus Transformer. I felt the price was great for me to try it so I bought one. The Kindle came in a simple package….
My first attempt at an HTPC
I’ve been messing around with the AMD E350 platform for a few months now and have been trying out VMWare and Freenas on it. The results were impressive. Don’t underestimate the E350, it can do some lifting. I then got curious with HTPC. I was able to use my existing hardware. I also had spare…
More upgrades to my i5 2500K
A few more upgrades to my i5 2500K build AKA transcoding server. First is an additional fan for my Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus. It temps only improved by 2-4° C on idle. I have the heatsink placed vertically. The air is pushing to the top onto the case fan. I would place it horizontally…
Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD drive
It’s been a month since installing the Samsung 830 Series 256GB SSD drive in my Macbook Pro 15” MC721LL/A(early 2011). It doesn’t come with a 3.5” adapter. It’s a simple package with a CD. Upgrading is simple with the new Macbook Pros. I never use the CDs it comes with since I just format my…
Google Drive is finally here
Google has finally released the Google Drive service. If you’re familiar with Dropbox, Microsoft’s SkyDrive, Apple’s iCloud, etc, it’s the same thing. I’ve been using Dropbox for years and enjoy it a lot. The free service gives you 2GB and you can upgrade it with a paid subscription. There are already many advantages for me…